{"id":693457,"date":"2026-10-23T11:42:13","date_gmt":"2026-10-23T11:42:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/693457\/"},"modified":"2026-10-23T11:42:13","modified_gmt":"2026-10-23T11:42:13","slug":"ny-islanders-fall-3-2-in-overtime-to-la-kings-after-erasing-two-goal-deficit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/693457\/","title":{"rendered":"NY Islanders fall 3-2 in overtime to LA Kings after erasing two-goal deficit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"inline-text-0\" class=\"mt-[18px] md:mt-0 mb-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"5v\">The New York Islanders kept firing, erased a two-goal deficit and extended their point streak. They just couldn\u2019t find the finish to reward their effort. Matthew Schaefer\u2019s first goal of the season forced overtime, but Brandt Clarke scored at 2:43 of the extra session to hand the Islanders a 3-2 loss to the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday at UBS Arena.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"60\">The Isles improved to 5-3-2, earning a point for the fifth consecutive game despite seeing its two-game winning streak end. Victor Eklund also scored, while Semyon Varlamov made 24 saves in his first home start since Nov. 25, 2024. Darcy Kuemper stopped 41 shots for Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-2\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"65\">\u201cI loved the first 40 minutes, and in the third they pushed back a little bit,\u201d Islanders coach Peter DeBoer said. Artemi Panarin scored twice in the opening period, beating Varlamov from the right circle at 5:51 before converting a second opportunity following a blocked shot at 16:37.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-3\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6a\">The Islanders continued pressing, outshooting Los Angeles 32-15 through two periods. Varlamov provided a crucial stop along the way, denying Adrian Kempe\u2019s penalty shot with his right pad midway through the second.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-5\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6l\">Eklund finally broke through at 14:06, when his power-play one-timer squeezed beneath Kuemper\u2019s left pad. Schaefer tied it at 7:06 of the third, skating into the right circle and beating Kuemper blocker side. The goal was his 24th as a teenager, matching Bobby Orr for second among teenage defensemen in NHL history.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-6\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6q\">Kuemper denied Eklund\u2019s rebound chance with 57 seconds left in regulation before Clarke settled it off Kempe\u2019s drop pass. Schaefer tied it at 7:06 of the third, skating into the right circle and beating Kuemper blocker side. The goal was his 24th as a teenager, matching Bobby Orr for second among teenage defensemen in NHL history.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-7\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6v\">\u201cFor us, I thought we carried the play for a lot of that game,\u201d captain Bo Horvat said.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-8\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"70\">The Islanders earned something for their persistence, but Kuemper ensured their comeback produced only one point on a night when they pushed hard for two.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.minutemediacdn.com\/platform\/google_discover_icon.svg\" class=\"shrink-0\"\/>Add us as a preferred source on Google<a aria-label=\"Follow eyesonisles.com on Google News\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=eyesonisles.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" preventdefault:click=\"\" class=\"flex h-[30px] w-[30px] shrink-0 items-center justify-center rounded-full bg-primary font-group-large text-sm font-medium text-white transition-colors hover:bg-secondary focus:bg-secondary md:w-auto md:gap-2.5 md:px-4 md:py-[5px]\" on:click=\"q-86CsLBPF.js#s_lDqay9E5m5g[0]\" q:id=\"76\">Follow<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The New York Islanders kept firing, erased a two-goal deficit and extended their point streak. 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